Associate Director – Solutions Architect

Verizon

Associate Director managing DevSecOps and automation for secure tooling and applications at Verizon. Leading cross-functional teams to drive optimization and transformation initiatives.

Posted 8/1/2026full-timeIrving • New Jersey, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $141,000 - $270,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading multi-disciplinary teams to implement DevSecOps practices, optimize workflows, and ensure secure application development. Proficient in financial analysis and customer experience management within contact centers.

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DevSecOpsContinuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)Infrastructure as Code (IaC)Financial AnalysisCustomer Experience Management

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Hard Skills

GitOpsAI ToolsWorkflow OptimizationKey Performance Indicators (KPIs)Secure-by-Design PrinciplesOpenStack AdministrationTOGAFITIL

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationProject Management

Industry Keywords

Internal ToolingAutomation ApplicationsProcess Transformation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

OpenStack

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Champion a collaborative culture that brings development, operations, and security together to conceive, build, and deliver secure internal tooling & automation applications at speed and scale
Lead a multi-disciplinary team in applying advanced DevSecOps, agentic AI techniques, and GitOps methodologies for internal-facing applications and process transformation initiatives
Lead and manage projects focused on optimizing workflows
Design, standardize, and oversee Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
Embed 'secure-by-design' principles into the development lifecycle
Establish real-time monitoring, logging, and analytics to track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles for managing system configurations and application environments
Administer OpenStack tenants and associated resources within VCP to maintain high availability

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience
Eight or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training
Six or more years of experience in a customer facing leadership role with accountability for end to end delivery (i.e. Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, Service Delivery Architect)
Financial analysis experience (P&L, ROI, cost analysis, business case development, etc)
Knowledge of TOGAF and/or ITIL standards for architecture and delivery
AI Tools
Customer experience within contact centers

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, vision
short and long term disability
basic life insurance
supplemental life insurance
AD&D insurance
identity theft protection
pet insurance
group home & auto insurance
matched 401(k) savings plan
up to 8 company paid holidays per year
up to 6 personal days per year
paid parental leave
adoption assistance
tuition assistance
premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances